
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers for a man convicted of slashing a woman to death with a machete and maiming her 11-year-old daughter during a home invasion want to have his life sentence reduced.
Steven Spader of Brookline was convicted in the 2009 Mont Vernon home invasion and killing of 42-year-old Kimberly Cates, which occurred a month before he turned 18. He was given a mandatory sentence of life without parole.
READ MORE: Watch Live @ 9 am: Baker Visits Newburyport School's Pool COVID-19 Testing ProgramHis lawyers are asking for a new sentencing hearing in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that mandatory life sentences for those under 18 at the time of the crime are unconstitutional.
READ MORE: 582 At Massachusetts Schools Test Positive For COVID-19 In Last 2 WeeksSpader’s lawyers are also asking the New Hampshire Supreme Court to put his appeal on hold pending the outcome of his motion.
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